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Pueblo de la Compañia del Alamo after their hometown. The primary adversaries of the battle were the centralist Mexican military led by Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Texas revolutionaries led by William Barret Travis and James Bowie. The battle took place over the course of thirteen days and ended on March 6, 1836 with Santa Anna victorious (Tinkle, 1958). The Settings of the Battle The battle of the Alamo was part of the larger

Santa Anna was elected President of Mexico in 1833. In 1834 he repealed the constitution and established himself as a dictator, which played a major factor in the Texas Revolution. With the constitution repealed, the Texians did not have the same benefits as they did when they first settled in Mexico. Under the oppressive rule of Santa Anna, the Texians began to rebel (Callcott, 2010). The Battle of Gonzales The apprehension

American settlement in Texas began with the encouragement of first the Spanish, and then Mexican, governments. In the summer of 1820 Moses Austin, a bankrupt 59-year old Missourian, asked Spanish authorities for a large Texas land tract which he would promote and sell to American pioneers. The request by Austin seemed preposterous. His background was that of a Philadelphia dry goods merchant, a Virginia mine operator, a Louisiana judge, and a Missouri banker. But early in 1821, the Spanish government

“You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas” (www.brainyquote.com). Words spoken by the famous American folk hero Davy Crockett. Oddly enough Texas would bring about many “Hellish” debates, and conflicts throughout most of the middle nineteenth century. For Texas the debate about statehood was at hand, and the country was a split about its status as a slave or free state. While at the same time the country wanted to avoid an all-out war with Mexico. Events like the Missouri Compromise and the

to Coahuila and Tejas. The Texans had fought against the Mexicans and later became the war called The Alamo. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born in Jalapa, Mexico in 1794, in 1833 Antonio was elected President for Mexico, he served for many years and later on died in Mexico City, in 1876. On January 19

Abstract The Battle of the Alamo was more than the name simply implies. It was more than a battle between two opposing forces during the Texas Revolution. It was a battle of competing political issues between the Mexican government and the interests of the United States of America. It is difficult to truly understand the significance of the Battle of the Alamo without describing the events that occurred before. Before the actual Battle of the Alamo, the Mexican Army conducted a 13 day siege. The

settlers occupying their lands and Texians were not pleased with Mexico’s over controlling government. “In 1835 the Mexican President and General Santa Anna proclaimed a new constitution that increased the power of the Presidency and reduced the power of provincial governments” (New World Encyclopedia, paragraph 4). It was said that General Santa Anna was so brutal, that he would reward his men by

Have you ever heard about the Alamo? If you have, well it's pretty common because the Alamo is something well known for what it stood for. If you didn't know the Alamo, it is in San Antonio and it stood for a very good reason. Let me begin in the Alamo, it was originally built as the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero. Alike all of the spanish missions it was both a, religious and industrial trade school for indians. For years it had a couple of huts and a small stone tower until, it was

Our next discussion in American History takes us on the special journey back to the Texas Revolution. This battle saw a lot of heroes and also coined one of the most famous sayings in the state of Texas, “Remember the Alamo”! However, before we can get to all the guts and glory we must first look at the causes that lead to this epic revolution to understand both sides of the coin. I will look at the background, battles, people and results of the Texas Revolution, as well as give my opinion of

Social, Political, and Economical Causes of the Mexican Revolution There were an abundance of social, political, and economical factors that led to the Mexican Revolution. Socially, there was a great displacement in the treatment between the elite and rich classes and the poor classes. Politically, what once started out as a Republic, after they had won their independence, had transitioned into a tyrannical dictatorship. Economically, Mexico was over dependent on loans from foreign nations